Sarah Diamond (–2013)

Thirty seven year old Terry Fielding is having a lot of problems. The terror of redundancy. A wife who is moving away from him further each day. Recurring memories of a little girl who died twenty seven years ago. Then he meets Rosina, and nothing matters anymore only his time he spends with her.

My Thoughts:

This is the second book by Sarah Diamond that I have read and I feel that this is not as good as Rescue Me. This book was all about obssession. Terry is obssessed with his past and with show more everything else going on around him, he becomes on the verge of a nervous break down. When Rosina appears on the scene all he wants is her and to escape, but everything is not what it seems only Terry can’t see it till it is too late.

For what the story line was, this book was a little bland. The story itself is quite good but the book lacked something. I felt I was been dragged along with Terry and just felt like shouting out at him to get a grip. Which in turn just got me annoyed.

I didn’t really enjoy this book although I did finish it. I have read a lot better books with a similar theme. show less

Reminded me of the film Single White Female. Thriller where friend appears after a long time to then take over your life. Scary !

The majority of this book was boring. With the exception of one incident on holiday, it started off slowly and concentrated on school yard bullying and family problems until a (very) brief bout of excitement at the end. I do not recommend this book.